Parliamentary chart



April 23, 1929.- E. M. HAZEL. 1,709,849

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EDWIN ra. Hazan, or OMAHA, nnismlsimA PARLIAMENTARY CHART.'

Application led January 14, 1927. Serial No. 161,087.

The present invention relates to improvements in parliamentary chart, and has for an object to provide a handy pocket chart to which ready reference may be had for answering instanter the numerous questions raised in connection with parliamentary procedure.

Another object of the invention consists in,

providing a complete chart and folder containing, in addition to the chart itself, certain other classified information useful to the student or legislator.'

A further ob, ect of the invention lies in providing an improved parliamentary chart in which the construction is of the simplest, the cost negligible and the data so arranged as to be Orouped compactly into small space for yielding promptly the information sought.

YWith the foregoingl and, other objects in View, the invention will beunore fully described hereinafter, and will be more particulai-ly pointed out in the 'claims appended hereto. l

ln the drawings, wherein like symbols refer il to like or corresponding parts Athroughout the several views. y

Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view of an improved parliamentary chart constructed according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a central section taken therethrough, and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the portion of the chart obscured beneath the ro- 1 tary disc.

Referring more particularly to theV drawings 4 designates generally a chart body made of cardboard or other material appropriate for the purpose. v

Secured as by the eyelet 5, or some other fastening means permitting of rotary movement, to the chart is a disc 6, from which projects a -pointer 7. This pointer is preferably of a contrasting color compared to the disc and chart; for instance, the pointer 7 might be of a red color, as indicated in the drawing, While the chart and rotary disc are white,

rlhe disc 6 is divided by groups of radial lines into a number of separated radial spaces. These groups oflines are in spaced pairs 8, 9, 10, 11 etc. The radial spaces are indicated at 12, 13 etc., and in the spaces are inscribed certain indicia or legends indicated at 14, 15 etc.

The disc, is provided with a number of perforations oropenings 16, 17 etc. arranged in a spiral row, through which arepexposed indieating dots or other indicia18. rlhese dots, as

,shown in Fig. 3, are arranged in radial and Icircumferential groups inthe 'portion of the chart body contained within the inscribed circle 19 which coincides with the edge of the disc 6 and is obscured thereby.

YVithin this inscribed-circle 19 are also contained certain signs 20, which cooperate with a table of reference which may either be printed on the chart or contained in a reference plamphlet or book, used in connection with the c iart. Y

The chart body 4 contains a number of groups of division lines 21, 22,` 23 and 24. These groups represent quadrantsandeare disposed above, below and at both sides of the rotary disc and the field of indicating dots and signsbeneath the disc. Each of the division lines separates the quadrants into blocks or spaces which contain question indicia 25. each block or space points an arrow head 26 having a lead line 27, the arrowhead and lead line being printed, or otherwise 'produced upon the chart body, andthe lead line extending to the circle 19 and to the edge of the disc.

. In use of the device, the black dot 18 in any hole 1G, 17 etc., means Not. If there is no j black dot visible, it indicates a main motion which yields to all privileged, incidental and 2 I subsidiary motions. For instance, a Vmotion to adjourn can be made and seconded while a question is pending, and a member wishes to debate in favor of or against the immediately pending question, or to make an'amendmentto the latter'. The presiding oliicer, in case of edoubt, rotates the disc 6 until the red guiding sov pointer 7 arrives at the lead line 27 of arrow three hundred questions may loe-answered by the chart without delay.

The quadrant spaces about the chart body to f which the arrows point are in effect question spaces andthe legends upon the radial divisionsv of the disc are in effect answers.`

l/Vhether the answer shall be applied to any .particular question put from the quadrant spaces depends upon the presence orabsence Vjunction with the signs 2O shown upon .the

chart body. lVhen one of these signs appears reference is had to this table for the answer.

NOTES 0F REFERENCE.

Main motion when no question vis pending.

Can not be reconsidered after aiiirmative rote.

Not debatable vwhen the amended or reconsidered question is not debatable.

[lBelorc adoption Constitutions, ByJiaws, and Ruhs of Order are main motions. and may be amended by a majority vote. After adoption :i twqthirds vote, with previous notice. is required for amendment.

Standing Rules may be amended any linie, it' notice is given. Otherwise a two-thirdl vote is needed.

Undebntable-when relating to indecorum, priority ol business, transgression of rules, or while an undebatable question is pending. Then debatable, members may speak `but once. YOn a tic vote, the Chair is sustained in his decision.

Not open to reconsider afteiucommittee has taken up the subject. Committee may, at any time, be dischargrd by a two-thirds vote.

Wien the immediately pending unless otherwise specified.

question is debatable,

E] Must vbe made if resolutions or propositions relato to different subjects that ,are independent of each other. Request l[or such a division is in ordel' while anothery member hns the floor. It they relate to same Subject each part of which is indepemhm: ol' the other. a di4 vision can be made oniy on a regular motion and vote. Not debatable when another question is pending. Must be made before debate. A two-thirds vote is necessary to sustain an objection. I A negative rote is final. A Can not be reconsidered when a -vote has been taken under it. G Debatabie when the main motion is debatable.' -S-ame rule appiies `as to amending something already adopted. l Requires a two-thirds vote. X Can be ,renewed after material progress in debate. Z'Can be reconsidered before vote Ataken under it, but not afterwards.

I ydo not wish `to be restricted to the size, form, and proportions of the various parts, and obviously changes Could bo made in the construction herein de eribed without departing from the spirit of the invention, it being only necessary that such .changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

That is Vclaimed is l. A parliamentary chart comprising` a chart body having question indicia thereon,

having` perforations inthe divisons, said,

chart body having insigniav thereon beneath the disc to show. through the perfor-ations and to indicate whether the answer in the diy vision shall or shall not apply to the question pointed out by said pointer. o

3. A parliamentary chartcomprising a chartbody having centralcircular field containing; indicating` dots and signs, Vsaid chart body ha an inscribed circle defining said field Vwith lead lines extending radially outwardV from said circle and having indexes at their outer ends, four groups ci' separated lines formingl spaces to `which the arrow heads individually point, said spaces containing questions or problems for solution, a rotary disc secured for rotation to said chart body and being of substantially the same diameter as `said inscribed circle, said disc having groups of radial lines thereon, pairs of lines beingspac'ed apart to provide separate ra-y dial divisions containing tentative answers, to the questions and problems, said disc hav ing,` a pointer adapted to register over any of said lead lines, and said disc having perforations in the divisions, said perforations beinio)- spaced variably from the center ot' the disc, said perforations adapted to reveal the indi* catinp` dots and' Vsigns in said field for conirming or denying the answers given to any question or problem to which the pointer refers. Y

In testimony whereof, I have aiiiXed my signature.

EDWIN M. HAZEL. 

